Shoe last



June 1, 1937`- E. G. woRTHlNGToN 2,082,196

SHOE LAST Filed Deo. 6, 1954 Patented June l, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE. LAST Application December 6, 1934, Serial No. 756,239

1 Claim.

This invention relates to shoe lasts.

An object of the invention is to provide a shoe last designed specially for lasting pre-welt shoes in which the Welt is attached to the upper before 5 the upper is placed on the last, said last comprising a last body of appropriate shape and size and having a templet attached to or integral with the under or sole surface thereof and spaced inwardly from the marginal edges of the last to permit the marginal portion of the upper to be pressed and held against the last in said space while the edges of the upper and welt are held against the edge of the templet.

Another object of the invention is to provide l5 an improved last for facilitating and expediting the making of pre-welt shoes.

Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the drawing, in which- 20 Fig. 1 is a plan View of the templet constituting an important feature of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of a last having the templet affixed thereto.

25 Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a last formed with an integral templet.

The lastr I is of conventional construction and has attached to the bottom or sole surface thereof a templet 2. The edges of the templet 2 are 30 parallel with but spaced approximately equidistant from the edges of the last in order to leave a space 3 between the edge 4 of the templet and the side of the last entirely around the templet.

The templet 2 may be attached to the last by 35 any appropriate fastening means, as by screws 5 passing centrally through the templet and into the last and tacks 6 passing through the marginal portions of the templet and into the body of the last.

In Fig. 3 the templet 1 is formed integral with 5 the body of the last and the features thereof and their relationship to the last are the same as the features and relationship of the templet 2 to the last and like reference characters are applied to like features in all views of the drawing. 1o

Each of the templets 2 and 1 is of approximately the same thickness as the combined thickness of the shoe upper and welt, which are held pressed against the edge 4 of the templet during the lasting operation and while the sole is being attached 15 to the Welt.

In the embodiment of the invention shown, the templet may be removed and replaced, although in many instances, removal of the templet may never be desired.

It has been found in practice that the use of this invention facilitates and expeditesv the lasting of pre-welt shoes including the attachment of the sole to the welt.

I claim:

A shoe last and a template, the template being formed of hard material, and being of a size to cover substantially all the bottom of the last, but the edge of said template being spaced inwardly from the last edge all around the last al distance equal to the amount of inturn of the shoe upper as it is formed on said last, and defining an abutment against which the inturn of said upper may be forced.

EDGAR G. WORTHINGTON. 

